ATE415693T1 - KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Google Patents

KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE

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ATE415693T1
ATE415693T1 AT06010303T AT06010303T ATE415693T1 AT E415693 T1 ATE415693 T1 AT E415693T1 AT 06010303 T AT06010303 T AT 06010303T AT 06010303 T AT06010303 T AT 06010303T AT E415693 T1 ATE415693 T1 AT E415693T1
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Prior art keywords
waveguide
mobile device
elastic layer
key button
keyboard arrangement
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AT06010303T
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German (de)
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Sun-Tae Jung
Joo-Hoon Lee
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/83—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/023—Light-emitting indicators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/036—Light emitting elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/056—Diffuser; Uneven surface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/06—Reflector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2219/00—Legends
    • H01H2219/054—Optical elements
    • H01H2219/062—Light conductor
    • H01H2219/0621—Optical fiber light conductor

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Switches With Compound Operations (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)

Abstract

A keypad assembly includes a keypad having at least one elastic layer and at least one key button on the elastic layer, a waveguide for transmitting and guiding light therethrough, the waveguide being placed below the elastic layer and having at least one reflection pattern to reflect light toward a respective key button, and a switch substrate under the waveguide and having at least one switch corresponding to the respective key button.
AT06010303T 2005-05-19 2006-05-18 KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOBILE DEVICE ATE415693T1 (en)

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KR1020050042070A KR100629053B1 (en) 2005-05-19 2005-05-19 Key pad assembly

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EP (1) EP1724801B1 (en)
JP (2) JP2006324241A (en)
KR (1) KR100629053B1 (en)
CN (2) CN101162656B (en)
AT (1) ATE415693T1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0601186B1 (en)
DE (1) DE602006003807D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2318613T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2319195C2 (en)
TW (1) TWI319889B (en)
WO (1) WO2006123894A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200708782B (en)

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